Moet Hennessy have introduced a concept for its luxury brands at T2 Taipei International on the departures concourse. Its a promotion running till 29 Feb. With Hennessy for example, a teaser video is played after which consumers can select from three cocktails by pressing a button. When clicked, it launches an educational cocktail video while the corresponding cocktail aroma is being diffused. Consumers can then pick up a cocktail leaflet with detailed recipes and buy a bottle of Hennessy to recreate the cocktails at home.

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